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criticize
verb as in disapprove, judge as bad
Strongest matches
blame, blast, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, condemn, denounce, excoriate, reprimand
Strong matches
bash, blister, carp, clobber, disparage, fluff, fustigate, hit, knock, lambaste, pan, rap, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, rip, roast, scorch, skin, slam, slog, slug, trash, trim, zap
Weak matches
animadvert on, come down on, cut down, cut to bits, cut up, denunciate, do a number on, dress down, find fault, fulminate against, give bad press, jump on, nag at, nit-pick, pick at, scathe, skin alive, take down
verb as in analyze, interpret
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Example Sentences
She was rightly criticized at first for avoiding interviews and when she did finally start talking to the press, she blew it.
In its human rights report on Uganda last year, the US State Department said the "authorities used this law to intimidate internet users from criticizing government policies".
The rankings are often criticized by university leaders as unfair and deeply flawed, yet they remain a preoccupation at many campuses as administrators struggle to navigate an increasingly competitive environment for higher education.
His purview would include programs and departments he has fiercely criticized in the past, often in ways that opponents say distort or ignore facts and misinterpret science.
However, regulators, civil rights groups and users have criticized social media platforms, including X, for not doing enough to enforce their own rules.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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